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Isaacson: Franklin is convinced that lightning
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Benjamin Franklin

Franklin isconvinced that lightning bears a similarityto an electrical spark

Isaacson: Franklin is
convinced that lightning bears a similarity
to an electrical spark

Full Transcript

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Isaacson: Franklin is convinced that lightning
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bears a similarity to an electrical spark.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:59
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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Movie Summary

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
S01 • E02 I think Madame Brillon pointed out to Franklin that she was - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
I think Madame Brillon pointed out to Franklin that she was
S01 • E01 He's looking at electric sparks, - Benjamin Franklin 00:22
He's looking at electric sparks,
S01 • E02 I believe Franklin must have been disappointed, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
I believe Franklin must have been disappointed,
S01 • E01 He proposed an experiment that involved placing a person - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
He proposed an experiment that involved placing a person
S01 • E02 Narrator: Franklin's attentions turned to another woman - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Narrator: Franklin's attentions turned to another woman
S01 • E02 Anne-Catherine Helvétius was nearly 60, a widow who lived - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Anne-Catherine Helvétius was nearly 60, a widow who lived
S01 • E02 Eccentric and free-spirited, she hosted one of the most - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Eccentric and free-spirited, she hosted one of the most
S01 • E01 He shared his observations with a London scientist, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
He shared his observations with a London scientist,
S01 • E02 Franklin became a regular visitor, sometimes playing his - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Franklin became a regular visitor, sometimes playing his
S01 • E01 Franklin was planning to conduct the experiment - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Franklin was planning to conduct the experiment
S01 • E01 But the work went slowly and Franklin grew impatient. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
But the work went slowly and Franklin grew impatient.
S01 • E02 Schiff: She's a philosopher's widow and very Bohemian. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Schiff: She's a philosopher's widow and very Bohem...
S01 • E01 He then came up with an alternative way - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He then came up with an alternative way
S01 • E02 She had this fleet of cats whom she would dress - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
She had this fleet of cats whom she would dress
S01 • E01 He was less confident in this method - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
He was less confident in this method
S01 • E02 Um, and into that menagerie, um, walks Benjamin Franklin, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Um, and into that menagerie, um, walks Benjamin Franklin,
S01 • E01 In June of 1752, with storm clouds threatening, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
In June of 1752, with storm clouds threatening,
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: If this lady is pleased to spend - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Man as Franklin: If this lady is pleased to spend
S01 • E02 Narrator: She declined, but never discouraged him - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: She declined, but never discouraged him
S01 • E01 Dangling at the end of the kite's long twine string - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Dangling at the end of the kite's long twine string